Better than the Petzl Connect Adjust? 5 Uses for and a review of the Rock Empire PIP lanyard! 

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There are some many of these nowadays that someone should do a comparison review of all of them. Petzl Connect Adjust, Rock Empire Pip, Climbing Technology Tuner, Edelrid Switch Adjust and Camp Swing as far as I know.

Happy to see someone else setting up anchors with the rope as seen at 7:00, it's a great method that's super quick and gives a tonne of flexibility in its use.

I really only use mine single pitch rope soloing. Keeps me safe setting up the top rope, and really handy for setting up a directional. I like the ideal of being able to adjust under weight for the last one.

I used a static 120cm sling for securing myself on the via-ferrata routes while taking a rest all these years... Thank God i didn't fall into it.. I have 110kg of weight naked without any gear whatsoever.. No way this sling would hold me falling into it without breaking (or without breaking my spine..)... I watched a few videos on this topic and it's crazy how little it takes for a typical via-ferrata slip/fall.. even from such small distance.. to break normal static slings.

Skinnier rope definitely a big selling point, petzl is just a bit too big to really want to keep on my harness for repointing which is why I occasionally still use a sling

the Dolomites are pretty much right in the Alps. 😁 Anyway - the 9.5mm Rope always kept me from buying the connect. But now 8mm of the PIP is great! Thanx for the video!

I'm a big fan of the Beal Expresso for work and for alternate multipitch. You get the two main lengths you end up using with a sliding/adjustable PAS without the dangling cord hanging around your waist constantly :)

I have the Petzl and use it heaps in sport climbing, obviously for threading anchors but more often for going in hard at bolts to give my belayer a rest, but also to practice moves. Both work way better than a quick draw. I don't bother with the little rubber keep but use a big Petzl williams screwgate and it never gets twisted or cross-loaded. Not sure i would want an auto-locker

It has been a while since I've watched any of your videos (maybe 3-ish years?) And it is really noticable how much you have improved your editing and presentation skills. On a different note, I find it pretty interesting that you find the rock empire design to be easier to release under load conpared to the petzl daisy. I haven't used the rock empire one before, so this is just my intuition speaking, but it seems like it would be nearly impossible to release it in the situation you are sitting on it in an overhanging environment (given I don't know when you would actually be in that situation other than maybe aid climbing or getting up to anchor shenanigans at a weird anchor) but you wouldn't be able to pull on the tail end of the daisy to help release it if you were in that kind of awkward situation, judging by the geometry. (I did admittedly mod mine by tying a small loop of 3mm cord into the metal bit of the connect adjust, so that is likely playing into things. It is nice to be able to clip an alpine draw into that loop, stand up on it and have it completely release for you.)

This rock empire pip thing seems like a perfect replacement for the Kong Slide. I rather have my PAS attached to my tie in points with a fig8 and also having a butterfly loop always there to attach my abseil device.

Looks very similar to the camp swing. Same sort of guide mode feel

Good to know. Thanks for your expertise.

User Note #7. Precautions for use mentions not attaching other gear to the rope adjuster and that a knot can reduce the cord’s strength by half. I took a photo of that section but don’t seem to be able to post the photo.

Appreciate the review and the techniques!

Petzl Connect Adjust are really good for one of the long-cows-tails for SRT (caving etc), wonder if the Rock Empire 1 is as good for that?

glad you like it, its made in czech repoublic so its nice to see that its liked in western europe aswell :)

I wish they would sell these with an open end so you can choose how to tie yourself in, also a bit of extra rope would be nice so people can customize to their ideal length.

Thanks

I believe that Petzel’s documentation warns against ever knotting the Connect-Adjust as JB did.😊

Please give us also test of Rockempire TWIN Belay device. Seems to be extraordinary too

Thanks for the demo. Rock empire much better

Thanks for another great video Jez! Recently treated myself to a Petzl Adjust after years of using slings, but have found that it's somewhat of a nightmare to extend when there's any load on, not even fully weighted. Is the PIP any smoother to extend than the Adjust? Cheers!

Hey Jez, great vid! Question for you - is there any issue with tying an overhand on a bite in the PIP and attaching your ATC biner to that new loop vs clove hitching it into the system? Thanks!

Thank you very much :)

Dang, looks like nice bit of kit but these dont seem to be available in the US!

Question for ya: how easy is it to extend the Rock empire adjustable sling with only one hand? Scenario is you unclipping the carabiner from your harness and are holding it with one hand and reaching with it to clip and need to extend it as your reach (and your other hand is already in use). Thanks!

Regarding the Hollowblock, Sterling says "DO NOT use this product as a primary load bearing connection in any system, whether to rope or to any other anchor point." Like you have done @3:50 . The American Mountain Guides Association approves the use of a chunky 22kn nylon sling for this application. If you use a 120cm sling, it is long enough that you do not need an additional lanyard. Thanks for the review! Being able to release one of these lanyards under load would be huge for aid climbing or work at height. Keen to see the new Edelrid version too.

Hey Jez. I know you were using it for demonstration purposes in this vid, but do you always use a prusik when abbing with the Giga Jul? I tried it the first couple of times and it was a total faff, so just use it on its own and rely on the auto-locking function. Works pretty well and is quite smooth with practice.

You mentioned that the RE PIP can be released under "weight". If a climber was fully hanging and it's fully loaded (e.g. if something happened when starting an overhang abseil) , is it releasable? There is supposedly a trick to use a biner tooth, and if necessary, a sling to release the petzl connect, but I've never done it. If the RE PIP can be released under full load (which should be safe because there is effectively a sewn stopper knot just like the connect), that would be one more plus.

Had to get the Instagram anchor in the background didn't you

What are your thoughts about the dual connect? I use a Petzl adjust as my main lanyard but I’m considering the upgrade

To which norms is it certified, i can't seem to find any information online.

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I haven't seen anywhere how many KN it is rated for on there website. Just curious with the smaller rope.

falling into a prussic is not recommended.. they usualy melt afaik..